Rebuilding a roster might be a good way to slash payroll and start anew, but it’s an especially risky proposition when a team’s fan base has already run out of patience. The fans here aren’t likely to accept a promise that all of these “good, young players” will become stars in two or three years, which we know means at least three or four, or perhaps never.

The fans are understandably skeptical. They have no reason — none — to believe that general manager Scott Howson and team president Mike Priest are savvy enough to blow up the roster and get it right when they haven’t done it in the past.